News!

As part of my duties for Neapolitan Mastiff Welfare I recently took a microchipping course and am pleased to pass on the news that I am now a qualified implanter. I will be offering this service to any dog that needs it for price of only £20.00, but the real joy about doing this is that EVERY PENNY of the proceeds will go towards Neapolitan Mastiff Welfare UK!

Your £20.00 will pay for the following:

• One of the best microchips available at the moment (Tracer)
• LIFE registration with Petlog, the UK's leading pet registration database
• A year's membership of The Missing Pets Bureau
• A nickel-plated metal engraved ID tag with space for owner contact details on the back
• And the most valued gift of all... A very special thank you from Neapolitan Mastiff Welfare UK because by microchipping your dog with us you have donated another microchip for a rescue dog!

If you are interested, please get in touch with me via the contact details on my website!

The consultancy is as busy as ever, with special congratulations to Peachy & Harvey, my two favourite Pomeranians who graduated from Youth Club last week - hopefully we'll be seeing them again at our exclusive monthly Walk Club for ex-Youth Club members!

I've consulted on a couple of cases of separation anxiety and a few on resource guarding amongst other more basic cases of handling and training.

Resource guarding is one of the most worrying behaviours a dog can display but one of the easiest to avoid. It always makes me so sad to see the breakdown of a relationship between a dog and its owners in this way when it really should be one of the most cherished relationships in our lives.

There is absolutely no need for conflict or confrontation between dog and owner if there is understanding and empathy and what I always hope to achieve by the end of my consultations is a breakthrough in both understanding and empathy, in both directions, between dog and owner.

The relationship, when balanced and functional, can be beautiful to be a part of - a true empathetic connection between a human and dog. It doesn't always include unconditional kindness and rarely involves sympathy, in fact these actions can be toxic to the relationship because animals do not understand them. It's all about emotional balance, confidence, predictability, stability and living minute to minute, side by side. That is what 'love' is for a dog...